HE is famous for his love of the great outdoors but last week a TV personality stressed the importance of supporting an indoor activity people of all ages can enjoy.

Nature programme presenter and expert Iolo Williams was a popular visitor to Rhyl Library on Friday. He attended the Church Street centre to promote the Something to Shout About awareness campaign, showcasing the modern facilities in Wales’ libraries.

While there, he met children from Rhyl’s Ysgol Emmanuel, who called at the library to ask him about the campaign, his reading habits and life as a TV presenter.

The celebrity also launched the new green web page on the Denbighshire Library Service website.

“I am delighted to add my support to the Welsh Libraries – Something to Shout About campaign,” said Iolo.

“I want to play my part in encouraging people to take a fresh look at their library this month. I like using my local library, not just because I love reading and can borrow books for free, but because it’s the ultimate recycling activity so we can be green and enjoy a huge variety of books at the same time!”

Rhyl Library has over 15,000 members and offers free broadband internet access via a dedicated computer suite, books and newspapers, CDs, DVDs and talking books as well as help with researching local history and also a variety of children’s activities.

Local community groups can take advantage of the meeting room for hire and the library also acts as a ticket agent for local theatres as well as operating its own art gallery and cafe.

Last year 33,500 people used the free broadband internet access there and 265,000 visited the library. Annually it issues 120,000 books.

Principal librarian Arwyn Jones said: “We are so pleased to welcome Iolo here today. We’re proud of our library here at Rhyl and are always looking to expand what we offer, depending on what local people want.

“We hope to see lots of new visitors over the next month. We really have something for everyone from young children through to students, families and older people.

“It’s free to come in, free to join and free to use the Internet and borrow books so we hope people will take a look over the next few weeks.”

Anyone wishing to join the library should take along two items of personal identification showing your name and current address such as a current driver’s licence or passport, and a recent utilities bill or bank account statement.

Under-14s require the signature of a parent, who will need to have their own personal identification with them.

Denbighshire has eight public libraries at Corwen, Denbigh, Llangollen, Prestatyn, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, Ruthin and St Asaph, and a mobile facility which serves the rest of the county.

To find out more about the services they offer visit www.library.wales.org or www.denbighshire.gov.uk/libraries

For information about the campaign, look out for posters at your local library or log on to www.library.wales.org